Sitakunda

Sitakunda lies north of Chittagong beneath the hills that rise close to the coast of the Bay of Bengal. Chandranath Hill is a place of Hindu pilgrimage, associated with Shiva and with stories of Rama and Sita. A sacred spring on the mountain gave Sitakunda its name. Pilgrims climbed the hill to visit its shrines, gathering especially for the festival of Shiva Chaturdashi, when the mountain became a meeting place for devotees from distant parts of Bengal and beyond.

The later city of Hāthazāri lies here.